Execution of William Walker and the politics of asylum
The piece traces political asylum norms from the 19th century to postwar debates, spotlighting William Walker’s 1860 capture and execution after surrendering to British and U.S. forces in Honduras. It notes U N declarations, Eisler’s case, and Navy policy hints, ending with Walker’s firing squad by Honduran troops.
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William Walker
Nicaragua
Hondurantr
Walker
United States
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Dominican Republic
Fidel Castro
U. N
United Nations General Assembly
Gerhart Eisler
New York
Eisler
Southampton
Navy
United States Navy
Tracy
Adm
Brown
Chile
Hoya de la Torre
de la Torre
Honduras
Nixon urges direct talks as path to peace with Soviets
Vice President Richard Nixon told American TV audiences that dialog with the Russians is essential to avoid fighting. He urged both sides to sit at the conference table to prevent miscalculation and to reveal strength and will, describing Nikita Khrushchev as opinionated, headline grabbing, and hard to concede.
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Washington
Richard M
Nixon
U.S
CBS
NBC
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushche
Eisenhower
United States
U.S.S.R
Khrushchev
Hoover Foresees U.S. Strength Amid Calls for Reform
President Hoover expressed confidence in America's ability to meet crises and defend itself if needed while urging improvements in inflation control budgets and spending. He highlighted education reform and warned that lagging training of scientists and engineers threatens U.S. competitiveness with Russia.
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Pagene
America
Congress
Russia
United States
Production Record Listed By Saco Cow
Brattleboro Vermont reports the Holstein Friesian Association of America confirms outstanding official production records for Paul H. Fournier’s registered Holstein cows. In Saco, Patsy Houwtie, 3405417, produced 19,927 pounds of milk and 688 pounds of butterfat in 358 days with twice daily milking as a four-year-old, under supervision of the University of Maine and national Holstein group in the Herd Improvement Registry program.
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Brattleboro
Haalstein-Friesian Association of America
Paul H. Fournier
Saco
Patsy Houwtie
University of Maine
National Holstein Organization
BHS Alumni Auction Raises Over $1150 in Waterhouse Field
Biddeford High School alumni auction held Saturday in Waterhouse field grossed more than 1150 for the scholarship fund. Final totals will follow after complete accounting of all receipts and cook book sales. Volunteers and sponsors from the community assisted in the two session sale under a large tent, with proceeds earmarked for the annual scholarship presented at commencement.
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Biddeford High School
Waterhouse Field
Melbourne Means
South Street
Means
James Tarpy
Barbara Jones
Albert Merryman
Frank Carey
Barbara Vanderward
Donald Frazer
Mildred Booth
William Beety
Wilbur Manchester
Barbara Keefe
Paul Garnache
Ernest A. Donahue
Norbert Twomey
Bruce Wilson
Alfred Wilcox
George Martin
William McKenney
Cornelius Darcy
Robert Johnson
Warren Girard
Peter Bentzner
Troy
N. Y
Gregory
William Garnache
Stephen Tarpy
Ronnie Gobeil
Raymond Couture
Theodore Wilcox
Roger Croteau
BHS
Peter Farley
Jordan and Haley
Davis Greenhouse
District Session of Jehovah's Witnesses Set
Kenneth Carr reports the Providence Rhode Island district assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses will draw delegates from at least 18 states. The four day event runs August 13 to 16 with group travel, hotel bookings, and 250 volunteers arranging accommodations. Milton G. Henschel will deliver the main address “When God Speaks Peace to All Nations” on August 16.
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Kenneth Carr
Jehovah's Witnesses
New England District Assembly of
Providence
R. I
Milton G. Henschel
Painchaud's Band Plans Seventh Municipal Concert
Painchaud's Band will present the seventh municipal concert tomorrow night at 8 at Biddeford Memorial field. If the weather is stormy, the concert will be held Thursday night. The band will also play at Old Orchard Beach Wednesday night.
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Painchaud
Biddeford Memorial Field
Old Orchard Beach
Holstein Herds Benefit From HIR Lactation Records
Commonly referred to as HIR, the program provides continuing lactation and lifetime production records on every cow in participating registered Holstein herds.
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HIR
Local Teacher Finishes Institute in Mathematics
Miss Virginia H. Bascom of Biddeford, a teacher at Haverhill High School, completed Bowdoin College summer institute in mathematics. About 200 teachers from U S and four foreign countries joined biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics programs, funded by NSF grants totaling about $175,000. Participants received graduate credit, tuition paid, and a $75 weekly stipend plus dependents allowance.
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Virginia H. Bascom
Biddeford
Haverhill High School
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
United States
Bowdoin
National Science Foundation
School Schedule Announced for District Six
Pupils in Administrative District No. 6 covering Buxton Hollis Limington and Standish begin on September 9 with full days. Superintendent Carroll B. Ronco states teachers meet September 8 at S. D. Hanson High School gym in Buxton Center.
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Buxton
Hollis
Limington
Standish
Carroll B. Ronco
Ronco
S. D. Hanson High School
Buxon Center
Court orders damages talks after pasta claim about star
World Briefs notes a legal clash over advertising that a product called physiological pasta helped opera star Miss Callas lose 44 pounds. The court directed the parties to negotiate the damages amount.
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Miss Callas
Bomb threat delays Pan Am planes in Shannon Ireland
Three Pan American World Airways jets bound for New York were delayed for hours after a telephone warning of a bomb on board. Baggage was checked, no device found, and the planes and their 214 passengers eventually resumed flights.
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Shannon
Ireland
Pan American World Airways
New York
Nehru Details Tibetan Refugees in Parliament
Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament that 40 refugees of non Tibetan origin are among thousands fleeing Tibet into India. He did not confirm deserter reports from the Chinese army and said the cases are under investigation.
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NFW
Delhi
India
Nehru
Tibet
Film producer Ponzi joins Sofia Loren in Rome amid bigamy probe
Rome reports confirm film producer Carlo Ponzi has joined actress Sofia Loren in Rome despite possible bigamy charges. The couple wed in Mexico by proxy in 1957 after Ponzi gained a Mexican divorce from Givlara Fiastri, a divorce not recognized by Italian law.
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Rome
Carlo Ponzi
Sofia Loren
Mexico
Ponzi
Givlara Fiastri
Editor Criticizes Senate Office Building Tone
Architectural Forum editor Douglas Haskell calls the 25 million dollar Senate Office Building tired and run down in a current issue. Capitol architect’s executive assistant Philip Roof says the designs were available years before construction began.
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Washington
Architectural Forum
Senate
Douglas Haskell
Philip L. Roof
Capitol
Haskell
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